Bollinger books $33.7 million Navy contract
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., is on a roll. Hard on the heels of winning a contract for production of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessel (MCM USV) the shipbuilder has landed
Maritime Partners opts for Thordon Bearings for 12 new push boats
Thordon Bearings is to supply water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for installation on a series of 12 twin screw push boats under construction for Maritime Partners LLC. The boats are scheduled to be
Canada greenlights Equinor’s Bay du Nord project
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, last week formally approved an environmental assessment report that determined that Equinor’s proposed Bay du Nord Development Project is not likely to cause
Groundbreaking kicks off Mississippi River floodwall replacement project
A groundbreaking ceremony held by the Memphis Engineer District in Caruthersville, Mo., April 3, 2022, marked the start of a federally funded project to replace the Caruthersville Mississippi River floodwall. Those in
Ørsted and Esvagt sign agreement on the world’s first green fuel SOV
Two Danish headquartered offshore wind industry leaders — Ørsted and service and support vessel operator Esvagt — are to invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) able to operate on
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While U.S. shipyards are seeing the first initial orders for offshore wind service and installation vessels, the best prospects in the oil and gas sector likely lie in upgrades and repowers.
Danaos orders methanol ready containership quartet
Athens-headquartered Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) reports that it has placed orders for four 7,200 TEU containerships. The vessels will be built at Daehan Shipbuilding in Korea and are expected to be delivered
VIDEO: Boxes start to come off Ever Forward
Removal of cargo containers from the grounded containership Ever Forward got underway this past Saturday. The 1,095 feet long,12,118 TEU Evergreen Marine vessel has been bogged down in mud in Chesapeake Bay
How much fuel and carbon can voyage optimization save?
With IMO’s EEXI and CII requirements putting the pressure on shipowners to reduce carbon emissions, Finnish-based software specialist NAPA and ClassNK are working with Japanese trading house Marubeni on a major fleet-wide
Oldendorff opts for new U-type scrubbers for two capesizes
Oslo-headquartered Yara Marine Technologies (YMT) will install U-type exhaust gas scrubbers on two new capesize bulk carriers set for delivery to Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers in 2022 and 2023. Torsten Barenthin, Oldendorff Carriers’